Wimbledon [ Images ] girls doubles champion Sania Mirza [ Images ] lost to second seed Bahia Mouhtassine of Morocco 2-6 5-7 in the final of the $10,000 Rabat ITF Women's World Ranking Tournament at Morocco.

After initial hiccups, Sania held serve to go ahead in the first set but the Moroccan raised her game and won five games in a row to close the set at 6-2.

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She took the first two games of the second set before Sania hit back with powerful ground strokes on either flank.

Egged on by the home crowd, the Moroccan struck back with some delightful passing shots to win the set 7-5 and the title.